Style: Grey Gardens
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While we were busy ho-humming through the crowds of Bryant Park last week our online style contributor Alpha Vomero got the chance to hit up some of the more indie favorites around town: Bodkin, Samantha Pleet and 2009 Ecco Domani winner Corpus. Amongst the women’s looks there seemed to be a quite obvious gray/blue theme throughout, capitalizing on last week’s fashion buzz that collections were taking the recession mood literally with dark tones and armor-like hardware. Despite the darker mood of the three collections, they all maintained a whimsical feel in texture and fabric, using lightweight and silky blends to make even the most fierce recessionista just a little bit softer.
Stylee Fridays: Q&A with Corpus
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It’s been scarily sad to hear one designer after another pull out of New York Fashion Week, with only a matter of weeks left on the clock. Thankfully there a few designers out there who have plenty of reasons to be popping bottles right now, like LA-based menswear label Corpus who recently got word of their Ecco Domani award, a $25,000 grant that only seven emerging designers get their hands on every year. Corpus first caught our attention with their awesome denim fits and low-key treatments many seasons ago and have steadily built the line with a certain laid-back, carefree distinction. We stole a moment with one half of Corpus, Keith Richardson, earlier this week to congratulate him on the win and see how all the new-found crazy-hectic Fashion Week prep was going.
